Summer, Sunshine and Sunflowers

Sipping on Sunshine by a Sunflower field is my favorite place to be during the summer.

One of my new favorite places to go is Pindar Vineyards in Peconic, New York. The drive is a few hours from Westchester County, New York- but along this scenic route, you will pass other vineyards and a few fields of farms! At this special vineyard, they make some small batches of wines you can purchase to sip on there or take home!

Grapes to your Glass My favorite flower and wine feature a Sunflower! The wine is called the "2022 Sunflower The-The grapes for this wine came from a special vineyard site of only 3.9 acres. This limited special reserve is lightly oaked and has vanilla and caramel notes, with a back palate of apple and pear." If this is your taste too- here is the link to view and purchase. From a Seed to a Field Sunflowers are among my and many's favorite flowers! These flowers come in various types from small ones that grow 1-2 feet to ones that can grow taller than 5 or 6 feet! It is amazing that these tall bright yellow sunflowers come from such tiny seeeds. The Sunflower is an annual plant that needs to be replanted every spring in order to bloom. According to Old Farmer's Almanac (2019)"Sunflowers are heliotropic, which means that they turn their flowers to follow the movement of the Sun across the sky from east to west and then return at night to face the east, ready again for the morning sun. Heliotropism happens during the earlier stages before the flower grows heavy with seeds." This type of flower loves the sun and is so easy to grow! I recommend buying the starts at a local farm, and finding an area in your garden that gets the most sun! Sunflowers like their name love the sun and warmth and do well with rich soil.

Snapping a Sunflower Feild Swaying in the Summer Sun!

Snap and send us your Sunflower picture - it may get featured on our social media!

References

Old Farmer's Almanac. (2019, March 27). Sunflowers. Old Farmer’s Almanac. https://www.almanac.com/plant/sunflowers